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Senior Systems Engineer in San Diego, CA

Job title · San Diego, California

Job title as filed
Senior Systems Engineer
City
San Diego, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
41
Median offered wage
$112,882
Most common occupation
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Median wage$112,882certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Senior Systems Engineer" and a worksite in San Diego.

Applications by fiscal year

714FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
714FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202210
FY202314
FY20245
FY20259
FY2026*3
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
12
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.22
  2. Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.6
  3. Qualcomm Innovation Center Inc.2
  4. Xifin, Inc.2
  5. Axos Bank1
  6. Avalonbay Communities, Inc.1
  7. ServiceNow, Inc.1
  8. Aya Healthcare, Inc.1
  9. Spirent Communications, Inc.1
  10. Comma.ai, Inc.1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $112,882; middle half $104,562 to $128,898 · median prevailing wage $108,971 (marker) · 41 applications.

$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level II31
  2. Level III2
  3. Level IV6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Senior Systems Engineer" appears on 1,599 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 579 employers for worksites in 406 cities; the median offered wage is $124,176, so the median in San Diego is 9.1% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
1,599
Employers nationwide
579
Cities with filings
406
National median offered wage
$124,176
Share of national filings in San Diego
2.6%
Cities with the most applications for Senior Systems Engineer
  1. Austin, TX47
  2. San Francisco, CA46
  3. Santa Clara, CA46
  4. Durham, NC43
  5. Novi, MI41
  6. San Diego, CA41
  7. Westlake, TX37
  8. Atlanta, GA35
  9. San Jose, CA33
  10. Irving, TX28
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The San Diego job market

San Diego has 25,458 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 6,098 job titles and 2,718 employers; "Senior Systems Engineer" ranks #82 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in San Diego, all job titles
25,458
Job titles filed
6,098
Rank of Senior Systems Engineer in San Diego
82
Median offered wage in San Diego, all job titles
$125,595
National median wage, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (all job titles)
$135,150
Other job titles in San Diego
  1. Software Engineer902
  2. Senior Software Engineer681
  3. Staff Software Engineer426
  4. Software Developer293
  5. Senior Asics Engineer282
  6. Asics Engineer265
  7. Systems Test Engineer189
  8. Staff Asics Engineer183
  9. Software Development Engineer - Firmware164
  10. Software Development Engineer - Test163
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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